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2014 Miami Gameday HQ

NEW YORK METS
5-YEAR SCORECARD
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
WINS 74 74 77 79 70
RUNS PER GAME 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.7
RUNS ALLOWED PER GAME 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.0 4.7
OPENING DAY PAYROLL 93 94 142 126 149
David Wright
2014 STRENGTHS:
• Good speed throughout lineup
• Young arms within the system
2014 WEAKNESSES:
• Starting pitching
• Lack of power
Even though the Mets made a few solid
additions during the offseason, they
remain far removed from contention
thanks to a lineup that continues to
search for pop and a pitching staff that
has been hurt by injury. It’s hard to
imagine that the Mets were a perennial
NL East power as recently as 2008,
but deterioration among pitchers and
a loss of reliable offensive performers
consigned it to the division’s outskirts.
HITTING
The Mets committed themselves to
improving an anemic 2013 offense by signing
Curtis Granderson and Chris Young, although
neither of them was particularly overwhelming
last year. Young’s numbers have dropped
precipitously since his 2010 All-Star nod, and
he hit just .200 in 107 games last year. The
Mets will pay Granderson $60 million over four
years, so that means he had better improve on
last year’s .229/.317/.407 numbers. To be fair,
Granderson was plagued by injuries, and he
did hit 84 combined homers the previous two
seasons. But he will be expected to provide
consistent production next to third baseman
David Wright in the order. Wright was solid,
but had to deal with injuries all year. So, if you
want to be a complete optimist, you could say
that batting Young, Wright and Granderson in
the top four of the lineup should give the Mets
plenty of pop. Throw in second baseman Daniel
Murphy, who was productive across the board
last year, and there is potential. First baseman
NL EAST
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